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TransUnion Cuts VantageScore 4.0 Price to 99 Cents Per Mortgage Origination Score

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has unveiled a 99 cents per mortgage origination score for VantageScore 4.0. TransUnion said the price reduction is designed to support the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s focus on increasing score competition in the mortgage market between...

TransUnion Cuts VantageScore 4.0 Price to 99 Cents Per Mortgage Origination Score

by Phil Hall | Mar 9, 2026

“Prior to this announcement, TransUnion’s charge for VantageScore in mortgage origination was $4.00,” said TransUnion’s David M. Blumberg, Continue Reading TransUnion Cuts VantageScore 4.0 Price to 99 Cents Per Mortgage Origination Score

Multifamily REIT Veris Residential is Sold for $3.4 Billion to Affinius Capital-Led Investor Consortium

by Phil Hall | Feb 23, 2026

Veris Residential Inc. (NYSE: VRE) a Northeast-focused multifamily real estate investment trust, announced it is being acquired by an investor consortium led by Affinius Capital in partnership with Vista Hill Partners in an all-cash transaction for $19.00 per share of...

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Blasts ‘Very, Very Stupid’ Chicago for Letting Bears Leave the City

by Phil Hall | Feb 23, 2026

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith criticized Chicago officials after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged the Chicago Bears will not get a new stadium within their namesake city. On Friday, the Chicago Tribune reported Pritzker stated, “I think now there’s a common...

US and Pakistan Sign MoU to Renovate Historic NYC Hotel-Turned-Migrant Center

by Phil Hall | Feb 23, 2026

The US and Pakistan governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the renovation of New York City’s historic Roosevelt Hotel, which has been vacant since June after operating for three years as a migrant center. The agreement was negotiated by US...

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Boston Approves New Seaport District Hotel Across from Menino Center

by Phil Hall | Feb 23, 2026

The new hotel will join the existing Aloft and Element Boston Seaport hotels as the newest component of a 968-key hotel and retail campus. Continue Reading Boston Approves New Seaport District Hotel Across from Menino Center

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 16-20

by Phil Hall | Feb 20, 2026

A proposed property tax hike in New York City, a California lawmaker fighting for homeowner insurance rights, and a hotel executive forced out of his job because of a toxic friend. Continue Reading Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 16-20

Home Builders Renew Exemption Call on Building Materials as Trump Plans Global 10% Tariff

by Phil Hall | Feb 20, 2026

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) renewed its call to exempt building materials from his renewed tariff targeting after the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to reject President Trump’s expanded use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for...